*p1771 11 02 dl The Recruiting Officer. Plume-Cautherly, 1st time; Justice Balance-Packer; Brazen-King; Worthy-Davies; Kite-Bransby; Second Recruit-Weston; Bullock-Moody; 1st Recruit-Parsons; Melinda-Mrs Reddish; Rose-Miss Rogers; Lucy-Mrs Love; Sylvia-Mrs Barry.*a1771 11 02 dl The Institution of the Garter. ^See17711028^.*d1771 11 02 dl II: <i>Comic Dance</i>, ^as17710921^.*c1771 11 02 dl Paid 6 days salary at #82 16s. 5d. per diem--#496 18s. 6d.; $Mrs Abington= on cloaths account #2; $Mr French= on acct #2. $Mr D. Garrick='s Night. Charges #84 (Treasurer's Book). Profit to D. G. for sixth night of <i>Inst of Garter</i> #115 7s. 6d. Mainpiece: Not acted in 4 years. [See 2 Dec. 1767.] Garrick recovered from his illness (<i>Winston MS 10</i>). [Of the mainpiece: "How the managers could think of shoving $Mr Cautherly= into the part of <i>Captain Plume</i>r, is, to us, a matter of surprize....The part requires elegance, vivacity and the easy deportment of an accomplish'd gentleman. We never remember to have seen this character more completely performed, than by $Mr Smith= at <i>Covent Garden Theatre</i> (who is everything that criticism can wish) nor much worse, than by Mr Cautherly, who does not possess one requisite for the character, and is the effeminate and insipid School-boy throughout the whole. To this we may add, that he was not perfect, and made a great mistake, by coming in where he should not which oblig'd him to retire again. This was an unpardonable fault, though it was the first time of his appearing in this character."--<i>Theatrical Review</i>, 2 Nov. Of the afterpiece: "We were not a little pleased to observe this evening, that $Mr King=, in the character of <i>Sir Dingle</i>r, omitted the parody on the lines with which the third act of $Otway='s <i>Orphan</i> concludes. But we think the introducing a chine of roast beef, decorated with a flag, to be carried off in triumph by the rabble, accompanied, from the orchestra with music of the old song of that title is a pitiful addition to the performance, and intended only as a sacrifice to the caprice of the riotous inhabitants of the upper gallery. Had this Entertainment been exhibited at a <i>French theatre</i> it would have had some claim to merit. This seems to be a piece of stage policy, arising from a consciousness, that the whole performance is too contemptible to meet with countenance from any but the sons of riot, for which reason they are brib'd to support it, by this notable trick."--Theatrical Review, 2 Nov.] Receipts: #199 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book).